METAL MONDAY: A piece of trivia - this song is the third most played song for Queensryche at their gigs. Eyes of a Stranger is a 1988 release, the final track on their Operation: Mindcrime album. … [Read more...]
Spiritual Beggars – Turn The Tide
METAL MONDAY: Ahh, stoner metal from Sweden. What else would you want? This 2013 release packs a punch and even non-metal fans will probably want to rock a little. … [Read more...]
Shinedown – Cut The Cord
METAL MONDAY:US-Based Shinedown have been around since 2001 and this 2015 release shows they're a long way off running out of steam. Hope this Monday has been ok for you and if it hasn't that this song will prime you for a better Tuesday. … [Read more...]
Saxon – Crusader
METAL MONDAY: Crusader is the title track from Saxon's 1984 album. Here's a decent live version performed by Saxon circa 2007: As always, if you have metal recommendations, drop them in the comments! … [Read more...]
Cloudscape – Thunders Of Extreme
METAL MONDAY: How about some brand new metal this week? Swedish group Cloudscape released their latest album Voice of Reason last week, and this track comes from it: … [Read more...]
Swedish Hitz Goes Metal – Money Money Money
METAL MONDAY: We're fully aware that our metal choice for this week may lead to riots in the streets, but what the hell. Yes, the band's name is actually 'Swedish Hitz Goes Metal'.And yes, they're covering an ABBA song. But listen to the singer's voice! … [Read more...]
Motörhead – Hellraiser
METAL MONDAY: Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister died last week, only a few days after his Christmas Eve 70th birthday. So it's only fitting we pay tribute with this video from 1992's March ör Die: … [Read more...]
Head Control System – Skin Flick
METAL MONDAY: One album released in 2006 is the total output from Head Control System, but it's respectable enough metal don't you think? … [Read more...]
Mercyful Fate – Melissa
METAL MONDAY: Danish metal band Mercyful Fate had quite the career between 1981 and 1999, releasing seven albums. This song is the title track from their 1983 debut album: … [Read more...]
Baker Gurvitz Army – Mad Jack
METAL MONDAY: When you think of 'Heavy Metal' it's natural for the casual observer to think of those eighties and nineties behemoths like Iron Maiden, Metallica, Judas Priest and a whole horde more. There were a bunch of early bands who helped influence later developments in metal and one such group is the Baker Gurvitz Army. They were only around a couple of years from … [Read more...]